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To Our Children's Children Journal of Family Memories | 
| Author: Bob Greene
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 38470
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 038549064X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9780385490641
Publication Date: October 20, 1998
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Product Description
You collect a lot of memories over a lifetime. Here is the place to keep them.
First there was To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come. A collection of over one thousand evocative questions, the book offered a very personal, human approach to genealogy, awakening readers to the possibility of creating a family history through the simple act of remembering.
From this book, hundreds of thousands of individuals have learned the value of passing on family treasures made of words. However, readers kept asking Bob Greene and D.G. Fulford for a version of the book with room to record the answers.
The To Our Children's Children Journal is just that: a handy and beautiful journal posing 365 questions (one for each day of the year), with ample space for families to write their own answers. Approachable, enjoyable, and thought-provoking, the Journal is a pleasure to read and to ponder--something that, once completed, will become a lasting part of any family's history, to be put on the bookshelf and treasured for generations to come.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Fill this in...and you've created history! May 23, 1999
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
I was pleased after opening my Amazon box~this was exactly what I needed. A Grandparent in the family wanted to know what they could give to us as a "Welcome Baby" gift for our son. I wanted not a 'purchased' gift...but one that would last for generations. I bought this book and mailed it to them asking for their gift of 'time'. It's a very big thing to ask someone to sit down and write out their life story. So I was grateful they were willing, and this book was a perfect tool! I saw the "book" version of this, not the journal, had many great reviews. This journal was all I needed. I didn't want to also ask my family to 'read' the how-to book as well. This book has plenty of thought provoking questions on each page, and plenty of room for the answers. So, it's great, for jumping right in and journaling! Great value too.
 A Gift For Generations To Come June 28, 2001
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Recently, I began sorting through my family's miscellaneous family history files in an effort to organize and update the information. It was with this goal in mind that I purchased this book. Instead of getting something that would help me unify my information, I found that this book encourages the individuality of the people you are trying to "document" for generations to come. Filled with more thought-provoking questions than you will ever find people to answer them, this book is a comprehensive and categorical compilation of just about every question you could ever think to ask *ANYone*. It's questions are appropriate for any age level, whether you are asking your grandparents or your grand-daughter. I found this book to be a wonderful conversation-starter and I learned far more than just "facts and dates" about my ancestors from the older members of the family. Whether you are a seasoned geneologist or just looking for a starting point, this book is the next step of your journey through time. Generations to come will thank you!
The Journal will be under everyone's Christmas tree. June 9, 2000
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I recently bought this book for my Grandmother. We sat together and read the questions together. She talked about her life and I learned things about my grandma that I didn't know. She loves it and is looking forward to writing down her memories. I am going to buy one for my parents, brothers, and other grandparents for Christmas. What a thrill to hear and learn about my family.
A wonderful family history tool October 27, 1999
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for myself because I've always wanted to keep a diary or journal but I don't have the self discipline to do it on my own. It will take me years to answer all the questions since I haven't finished raising my own children...let alone meet my future grandchildren. But I find it helpful to focus my thoughts about my own memories and get them written down for later on.
Not bad, but very Amero-centric August 30, 2001
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
My husband and I bought this for his mother, who is English and lives in England. The book is a great place for us to start chronicaling our family history, but many of the questions are extremely Amero-centric. Just a warning if your parents/grandparents were not born and raised in the USA.
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